BBC director-general Tim Davie yesterday defended the broadcaster over a string of impartiality controversies - claiming it was doing a 'pretty good job' at tackling bias.

ANDREW PIERCE: Liz Truss and Therese Coffey - so superficially unalike - are political and personal soul mates. Now, their enduring friendship has helped propel the former into Number 10.

In her first full day in power, the PM is meeting her top team in Downing Street - having rewarded her leadership backers with seats at the top table.

The couple are back at Frogmore Cottage, their grace-and-favour UK home, where they are expected to spend the day together before their next engagement in London tomorrow.

A 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death after a 'machete street brawl' has been named as Shae Gordon. A second teenager has also been left critically ill with the incident said to involve '100 men'

Margaret 'Twink' Cash McDonagh, 40, attended the memorial prayer service for her eight-year-old twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley, and their older sister Lisa Cash, 18.

Chris Kaba, a 23-year-old rapper known as Mad Itch and part of the MOBO-nominated group 67, was shot following a police chase in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill, at around 9.51pm last night.

US President Joe Biden was among the quickest to congratulate the new PM, and stressed the 'Special Relationship' between the nations.

New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is a renowned brainbox with a PhD in economic history from Cambridge University. He speaks German, Greek and French, and writes poetry in Latin.

Enoch Burke was suspended from his Westmeath school for refusing to address the transitioning student as 'they' rather than 'he', as requested by the pupil and their parents in May.

The Railway Inn in Leeds has been forced to shut its kitchen and let go of its chef due to 'out of control' energy bills as the first hospitality dominoes start to fall in the cost-of-living crisis

German media rolled out the red carpet for the 'super celebrities' and the Duke and Duchess, who seemed visibly relaxed and in good humour, were greeted by hordes of screaming fans

Joy Milne, 72, was able to sniff out Parkinson's in her husband 12 years before he was diagnosed, because the way he smelled changed. She is pictured above with late husband Les.

Liz Truss will this week announce a £40billion package to help businesses cope with soaring energy bills. The Government would reimburse energy suppliers for their losses.

Ms Coffey, who is a qualified chemist, has earned a reputation in Westminster as a 'workhorse' thanks to her forensic attention to detail and willingness to work long hours.

Liz Truss took brutal revenge on Team Rishi on Tuesday night by axing a trio of his biggest supporters in the opening moves of her first Cabinet reshuffle.

Korey Adams (pictured), three, has been playing the game of cricket since he was 12 months old, even bowling and batting before he could walk.

Liz Truss is expected to announce that she will freeze household energy bills at about £2,500 per year until 2024 to protect the average Brit from the ever-increasing price cap.

Children's television show Peppa Pig has introduced a lesbian couple to the show for the first time with Penny the Polar Bear telling Peppa that she has 'two mummies' as she draws them.

Matthew Sinclair was until now a director and economics adviser at Deloitte bank and has dedicated a large proportion of his time looking into the impact of green policies.

Enoch Burke, the Irish teacher who was jailed following his refusal to use a student's gender-neutral pronoun is from an evangelical Christian family who have protested against gay marriage.

Disgraced ex-Manchester United player, 48, is accused of assaulting Kate Greville, 38, and her 26-year-old sister Emma amid a booze-fuelled argument at Giggs' multi-million pound home in Worsley

Britons have today been warned to brace for fresh thunderstorms and heavy rain as downpours are expected to hit the country after 36,000 lightning strikes the country last night (pictured).

Volodymyr Zelensky took to social media to boast of the chat as he called for Russia to be officially declared a 'terrorist state' following Vladimir Putin's invasion.

Meghan Markle has revealed her frustration at being told a 'million times over' that she was lucky Prince Harry had chosen her when they became engaged.

The Queen is renting out a property on her private Sandringham estate for short-term stays on Airbnb. The property was formerly the home of Her Majesty's head gardener at the Norfolk estate.

Liz Trusell, 40, who has the Twitter handle @Liztruss is a big fan of her namesake, her mother revealed. But she said she has also been subjected to trolling since the new leader was announced.

Timothy Evers, 54, denies sexually assaulting the woman when she posed for a picture with him at a hotel in Westminster, London.

Styles, 28, who features the acclaimed film Don't Worry Darling, caused a stir after he allegedly approached his chair and gobbed in the actor's lap in front of his girlfriend, Olivia Wilde.

Enoch Burke was arrested yesterday morning for breaching a court order not to teach at his Westmeath school - Wilson's Hospital School - or be physically present there.

Chief Superintendent Mark Warrender (pictured) - former head of CID for Gwent Police - temporary Assistant Chief Constable Marc Budden and Chief Inspector Paul Staniforth were struck off

It is the third consecutive day the demonstrators have taken action, which also included a protest in Westminster yesterday, just hours before Liz Truss was named as the new Tory party leader.

The Stamford Bridge club was sold earlier this year after Abramovich was sanctioned as part of the UK's efforts to target Russian oligarchs.

They have done their best to keep their romance out of the spotlight during the promotional trail for their new movie.

Retired Scottish rugby union player Kenny Logan, 50, told BBC Breakfast he had no symptoms and 'had to go looking for it' in a stark warning about how insidious prostate cancer can be.

Georgia Bendelow (pictured), 18, suffered serious injuries following a crash between a white BMW M3 and a red Seat Mii on the A63 Selby Road at around 6.40pm on Wednesday.

Private Jemma Darker, 24, has been cleared of punching a fellow private and racially abusing him at St David's Barracks near Bicester, Oxfordshire, following a two day trial.

Police are probing alleged threats of violence from pro-trans campaigners against a feminist ahead of her Brighton event celebrating 'ordinary women and girls'.

Politicians have been tweeting a woman called Liz Trussell instead of Liz Truss. Ms Trussell has the Twitter handle @Liztruss - as opposed to the incoming PM's which is @trussliz

Exploring an area known as Penfold South, a few hundred yards from the shore, shellfishermen recently discovered a vast, untapped cockle bed - which could be worth as much as £10 million.

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: A 17-year-old girl has been arrested following the assault of a police officer which left him bloodied and with a three inch gash to the head in York on Sunday night

The barbs came as Liz Truss and Keir Starmer gear up to clash at her first PMQs tomorrow.

Andy Cash, 24, was charged with killing twins Chelsea and Christy Cawley, aged eight, and their older sister Lisa Cash, 18. The three siblings were killed at their home on Sunday morning.

Mobile phone company Three installed the mast on the Park Farm estate in Ashford, Kent despite a refusal from the local council. Several residents have complained about the new 65-foot mast.

Jeewan Sagu, 41 and Rajika Sagu, 36 from Birmingham have been found guilty on four charges in a trial where it was heard Mr Sagu made no attempt to ensure the hand sanitiser was safe.

Drunk rail passenger Alex Laidlaw (pictured), 35, has been reprimanded by a judge after publicly urinating on the train floor and 'thrusting' himself at a woman as they travelled aboard a train to Chester.

The grieving father of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has begged witnesses to help police with their inquiry as a 36-hour extension for questioning four men in custody gets underway.

Thames Valley Police have released images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a string of sexual assault and indecent exposure incidents in Newbury.

Thundery and wet weather is expected across swathes of Britain today - potentially impacting the travel plans of Boris Johnson and new PM Liz Truss who will meet the Queen at Balmoral today.

Kirsty Wheldon, 34, was pulled over in her Ford Kuga about 2am on June 6 when police noticed she was 'driving at speed and making sharp turns,' Sefton magistrates court heard on Monday.

'Stop Brexit' activist Steve Bray (pictured) this morning tried to drown out Boris Johnson's farewell speech outside No 10 Downing Street by playing 'Bye Bye Boris' and the Benny Hill theme.

The retail giant is making the shift to save water and energy, because it is quicker to clean a single mug rather than two pieces of crockery. It is still using teapots.

Sales manager Paul Williams, pictured outside Warrington Magistrates' Court yesterday, punched Peter Nugent in the face during a row over parking at Widnes council waste recycling centre.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge posted an Instagram Story message to a black background to express their sympathies for the people of the Commonwealth country.

BRIAN VINER: Harry Styles says that he's going to focus on music, not acting, in the future. Good for him - and lucky for us. The pop superstar makes his leading-man debut in Don't Worry Darling.

Florence Pugh, 26, certainly made her entrance in a leggy playsuit, as she came face to face with Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles amid rumours of a feud between the two actresses.

Russia's foreign ministry confirmed the deaths of its two staff. Police said earlier that two people had been killed in the blast, and 11 more had been injured, as people queued for visa applications.

The Foreign Secretary has for months been the target of withering scorn from Moscow and today beat Rishi Sunak to become the country's new leader.

American archaeologist Arthur Kinglsey Porter vanished from an Irish island in 1933, beginning a mystery that still captures the imagination to this day. A new documentary delves into the theories.

Cameron Carter, 19, had been looking forward to his first ever flight, but had no idea of the trouble waiting for him when he arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 15.

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A coroner has found Bunnings thief Anthony Georgiou was killed by two security staff in 2016 after trying to steal a gas cylinder and saw blade.

Storms and torrential rain are set to sweep across the UK this week with downpours likely to cause flooding in places. A charity said 71 beaches in England and Wales will be hit by sewage dumps

Veteran journalist Peter Overton has gone off script and made a plea for parents to 'sit down and watch the news' with their children after a tragic car crash that killed five teenagers.

Faye Dunn, 38, once boasted a portfolio of companies across a range of sectors. But now the young mum is beginning a prison stretch of nearly four years.

Therese Coffey and LBC presenter Nick Ferrari were both left laughing when her 8am alarm sounded with the 1999 hit 'Still D.R.E.' which featured Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg.

Authorities confirmed that 32-year-old Dr. Evan Dishion died while hiking near Cave Creek on Monday afternoon.

Video shows the Russian leader, 69, apparently dozing off during a state council meeting on developing tourism in Russia.

Greek police said that authorities are waiting for the findings of a forensic examination and medical tests after her alleged rape by a group of four Belgian men in Faliraki. Pictured: Faliraki (stock image).

Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez will represent actress Q'orianka Kilcher, who has become somewhat of a household name through her role in the hit show 'Yellowstone'.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's latest round of public engagements have been compared to a royal tour, with red carpets and photo walkabouts as the couple attend events close to their heart this week.

Joey Desisto was overcome by emotion at the tree where his son Antonio, 16, was killed along with mates Tyrese Bechard, Summer Williams, Lily Van De Putte and Gabriella McLennan.

The vessel, which is thought to be owned by a Swiss businessman but was sailing under a British flag, ran aground after hitting rocks just 49ft off the island of Kythnos.

A man has been charged by police and banned from all Bunnings stores in NSW after he was allegedly caught trying to steal a cordless drill by shoving it down his pants.

Antonio Desisto, Tyrese Bechard, Summer Williams, Lily Van De Putte and Gabby McLennan - all age between 14 and 16 - died just after 8pm on Tuesday in Buxton, southwest Sydney.

Liz Truss' 'true blue' husband Hugh O'Leary watched proudly as the Tory leader was crowned Britain's third female Prime Minister. The couple posed lovingly for photos outside No 10 Downing Street.

Some of President Joe Biden's biggest gaffes, including his infamous story about a guy called 'Corn Pop', are reenacted in the upcoming film My Son Hunter.

A dad-of-two, who was halfway through building his family's dream farmhouse, has tragically died after his motorbike collided with a car in a rural town in Victoria.

Around 500 Germans and Brits queued alongside metal barriers while waving Union Jacks as the couple arrived for the Invictus Games 2023 One Year To Go event.

A Melbourne pedestrian shared a picture of the extra button on Reddit after he spotted the confusing traffic light feature while crossing busy Flemington Road.

Frustrated parents have lashed out at the Los Angeles school district after an unprecedented shutdown of its computer systems following a massive cyberattack.

Baltimore is the latest U.S. city to experience problems with main water system after E. coli bacteria was detected in some samples of the water supply forcing residents to use only bottled water.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet took a dig at former Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday, joking that he doesn't 'run every single ministry' at a NSW parliamentary hearing.

A social media character called Mangrove Merv was captured hauling a large fishing boat attached to the back of his mobility scooter at Coolangatta on the Gold Coast.

The woman, from Sydney's inner west, said she parked her car on the street a few weeks ago only to return to see she'd been hit with the hefty fine.

The German woman filed a rape complaint against the 22-year-old Briton and his 23-year-old friend after one allegedly attacked her in a hotel room while the other watched.

An 80-year-old woman forked out $1,599 for an iPhone repair job with a King IT computer store in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast - as the shop regretted the error done in 'poor judgement'.

Tyrell Edwards, 18, had been behind the wheel of the Nissan Navara ute when it veered off the road and slammed into a tree in Buxton, southwest Sydney on Tuesday. He was the sole survivor of the crash.

Ann Swinburn emailed members of a parent group in April 2021 to try and understand the motivations of those demanding a return to in-person teaching.

It seems Australians are not keen on paying to mix with their politicians, even to play tennis against the prime minister or attend sporting events with other high profile MPs, but plane tickets got a lot of interest.

Doctor Nick Coatsworth has urged people who suffer from asthma and hay fever symptoms to re-evaluate management plans as Australia braces for its hay fever season.

New video has emerged showing murder suspect Cleotha Abston cleaning out his SUV in the wake of the abduction of Eliza Fletcher in Memphis.

Lauren Grainger, 41, from Kin Kin in Queensland, had pleaded not guilty to the aggravated kidnapping of school teacher Anthony Stott on February 10, 2020.

An 80-year-old man is lucky to be alive after a Queensland truckie dragged him out of his burning car on a busy highway in Yatala on the Gold Coast.

The parole board, who ordered the release of ex-con Myles Sanderson, has been slammed by Canadian officials, as a community mourns.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: For the 15th time in her reign, the Queen yesterday invited a new Prime Minister to assume control of her Government.

Bed Bath & Beyond has named Laura Crossen the company's interim chief financial officer after Gustavo Arnal took his own life and plunged to his death last week from his Manhattan apartment.

A shark attacked and killed a U.S. cruise ship passenger who was snorkeling in waters around the Bahamas on Tuesday, according to authorities.

Karl Stefanovic has revealed his daughter Harper has been  sick this year as Dr Nick Coatsworth suggested a 'lack of human movement' was behind the spate of illness in Australia.

A Downing Street sound engineer dubbed 'hot podium guy' after tweaking the microphones for Boris Johnson and Theresa May during their exits made his sensational return to TV screen today.

The actions of five Texas Department of Public Safety officers during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24 are under behavior.

Former England striker Gary Lineker, 61, (pictured) has attracted criticism for sharing his political views online given BBC impartiality rules.

One time IT girl Cara Delevingne sparked new fears for her health as she appeared disheveled as she arrived at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

A clip of White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre accidentally calling Russia's Nord Stream 1 pipeline 'Nordstrom 1' - as in the department store - is getting backlash.

Jeremy Alexksa, 31, was arrested in the kidnapping of a Vancouver woman who jumped from a moving car during the alleged abduction in Washington state Friday.

Geoff Diehl, a former state representative whom Trump praised for wielding an 'iron fist', defeated businessman Chris Doughty in Tuesday's primary in the latest victory for a Trump loyalist.

The concerned Adelaide homeowner found two types of markings, which 'appeared overnight', in three different areas of their property - the fence, gutter pipe and rear entrance to the home.

Western Australia's highest ranking cop has shed some light on the bombshell investigation into the respected homicide detective who led the search for Cleo Smith last year.

The best friend of a teenage girl who was killed along four of her mates in a horror car crash has said she's struggling to comprehend the tragedy that unfolded.

The Andrews government has splashed out on hiring highly paid 'diversity and inclusion officers' for the state's ambulance service at a time when Victorians have been dying during long waits for paramedics.

Health Minister Mark Butler was spruiking the government's plan to slash the cost of medicine in Question Time on Wednesday when he discussed a visit to a pharmacy.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Boris's farewell hint of a comeback, citing Roman statesman Cincinnatus triggered a Twitter spat between Dame Mary Beard and ex-mistress Petronella Wyatt.

Steve Bannon, once one of Donald Trump's most trusted advisors, is expected a New York City court on Thursday to surrender on charges related to his 'We Build the Wall' fundraising effort.

William M. Armstead 'is no longer a faculty member at Penn, has closed his lab and ended his animal research activities' the university said in statement on Tuesday.

Tyrell Edwards, 18, was behind the wheel of the Nissan Navara ute when it veered off the road and slammed into a tree in Buxton, near Picton, southwest of Sydney on Tuesday night.

The US Army is facing low recruitment numbers as Americans are either too fat or criminal to defend the country, an Army general warned. The Army anticipates being short of 20,000 recruits in 2022.

An Australian woman has slammed 'annoying' Bali travellers after they reserve pool lounges with towels or personal items and then leave without using them.

The Fox News host on Tuesday night joked about Jennifer Lawrence telling Vogue magazine she had nightmares about him, saying: 'We are flattered. Can't help it if they dream about you.'

An Australian woman revealed her experiences and tips for travelling abroad as a 'fat person' - including airport procedures, improvements for comfort and customs.

A bikie kickboxer who was shot five times while attending his cousin's funeral was being tracked by a device amid what police fear is a gangland war. 

The 45-year-old woman was walking past million-dollar homes in Lakeside, Chicago, when she was accosted by three men at 3pm on Sunday, who stole her fanny pack, phone and wallet.

A man has been shot in the stomach by police after one officer was slashed across the face with a knife.

Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee had faced an investigation into excessive force after demonstrating an unorthodox neck hold on Sgt. Kirk Rush during a staff meeting last October.

'I can't believe we're still talking about this, but my emails… As Trump's problems continue to mount, the right is trying to make this about me again,' said Hillary Clinton on Twitter.

The teens were all killed when the Nissan Navara they were in veered off the road and slammed into a tree on East Parade, Buxton, near Picton, southwest of Sydney , at about 8pm on Tuesday.

A teenager has stumbled into hospital after being shot by someone he knew overnight. The young boy made his way into Logan Hospital around 1.10am with a gunshot wound to the right side of his chest.

China's ambassador says those who 'stubbornly' push for Taiwan to be independent will be punished under Chinese law as he repeated a 'warning' that force could not be ruled out.

Senior bikie boss Shane Smith, the father of Married at First Sight star Stacey Hampton's two little boys, has been killed in a serious motorbike crash in Adelaide's northeastern suburbs.

The National Hurricane Center said in an update on Tuesday evening that Tropical Storm Earl is now the season's second hurricane and is predicted to be a major storm by this weekend.

Louisiana GOP congressman Mike Johnson slammed a newly released Disney-owned cartoon that features an Antichrist daughter and a mother who slept with Satan.

P-plate driver, 18, to be interviewed over horror crash that killed his five teenage passengers - three girls and two boys from the same school - after a ute slammed into a tree in city's southwest.

Tarci Carey, 22, from Nambour, Queensland, was last seen leaving his home at about 4am on August 5 with police and friends desperately searching for him in the weeks since.

Joe Hildebrand unleashed on 'dog' Mark Latham after the One Nation politician made accusations against colleague Anna Watson for being 'paralytically drunk' at a tough time in her life in 2020.

Seven thousand homes were without power in the Bay Area on Tuesday afternoon, as a heatwave forced people to crank up the air conditioning and leaving the power grid struggling to cope.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's apartment on Macquarie Street in Barton, just a 15 minute stroll to Parliament House, sold at auction on August 20. He no longer needs it after moving to The Lodge.

The NSW Police detective known as Nat is seen hurdling a train gate in heels to catch and arrest an alleged paedophile in Sydney's south-west, as part of a National Child Protection Week video.

This month marks eight years since William Tyrrell was last seen playing in the garden of his foster grandmother's home in Kendall on the NSW mid north coast before he vanished without a trace.

Police have seized a vehicle after a male jogger, 33, was found dead beside a long stretch of road in a rural town north-west of Brisbane on Tuesday night.

Miranda Pearce, a British marketing expert, took to TikTok to document how much she and her husband spent at Universal Orlando Studios in just one day.

Airlines produced their worst on-time performance on record between April and August, despite budget airfares spiking 56 per cent in the same quarter, according to the competition watchdog.

Bonnie Black, a 29-year-old newlywed battling blood cancer, has been given new hope after a desperate search for a bone marrow donor yielded one but it's not a done deal yet.

He tore around the city centre, which has endured some of the most brutal bombardments from Russian forces of the war thus far, before being tracked down by zoo workers

Mr Morrison missed the first week of Parliament in July to speak at a conservative leaders' summit in Tokyo, and has admitted to playing more golf since losing the election.

Russian 127th regiment of the 1st army corps reportedly ignored orders to join a battle near the southern city of Kherson, according to intelligence cited by Ukraine's southern operational command

A company sold by Angelina Jolie last year has sued Brad Pitt for allegedly stealing their wine business and French castle, Chateau Miraval, from her.

Doocy was pressing Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre amid GOP-led outrage over President Joe Biden's repeat attacks against 'MAGA Republicans' on the midterm campaign trail

It would hardly have been a Boris Johnson speech without an allusion to ancient Rome or Greece. And classicist Mr Johnson appears to have picked his final reference carefully.

Colonial Brewing Co will now be known as CBCo Brewing, with the company saying it made the change to 'better reflect modern tastes and connect with who we are as a business'.

Just one British writer has made the shortlist for this year's Booker Prize. Alan Garner will be vying for the £50,000 prize with his novel Treacle Walker.

Mystery continues to surround who is behind the giant figure of the Marree Man in central Australia, which can only be properly seen from the air.